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Area Demographics - American Fact Finder
The American Fact Finder gets your quick demographics for your area from U.S. Census reports.
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
Obtain highway safety information statistics for your grants involving these types of issues. Many grants for transportation-related programs, DUI Enforcement, Selective Traffic Enforcement Programs etc. come from the DOT. The BTS was created for data collection, analysis, and reporting. This site is where they hold their statistical data.
Child Statistics
Easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment,and education.
Corrections Statistics In Your State
State-by-state breakdowns of statistics for crime rate, corrections population, community corrections, incarceration rate, jails, prisons, and more. Data sources include the FBI, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, American Jail Assoc., American Correctional Assoc. and various State Government websites.
The Economic Consequences of Firefighter Injuries and Their Prevention - Final Report (PDF format)*
A firefighter's injuries have repercussions beyond the scene. This report from the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) "seeks to quantify the economic impact that injuries have to firefighters, their departments, the insurance industry, and society."
Fed Stats
Gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies!
FreeLunch.com
Variety of free statistical information available. Information you select is put into your online basket. After you finish searching, download the basket contents. Registration is required, but everything is free of charge.
Juvenile Arrest Statistical Report (OJJDP, 2003)
Written by Howard N. Snyder, Ph.D., Director of Systems Research, National Center for Juvenile Justice, this 12-page Bulletin provides a summary and an analysis of national and state juvenile arrest data presented in the FBI report "Crime in the United States 2003."
KidsCount
Great site for Juvenile Justice statistical research for your area and for comparisons regarding other geographical areas of the US. Data can be viewed in the form of profiles, rankings, or raw data. Created by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Kids Count has compiled indicators of child well-being from the 2000 U.S. Census and created an interactive online database.
National Center for Education Statistics
School Resource Officers and After School Latchkey Kids programs will find this site invaluable. The NCES is the primary federal entity responsible for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations.
State Census Information
Use this shortcut link when searching the US Census Bureau for relevant statistics about your particular state.
Statistical Resources on the Web
Great place to find links to anything statistical in nature. Maintained by the University of Michigan, this site includes statistical data on numerous subjects and locations worldwide.
TEOMA Search Engine
The "Google" of statistical search engines. Wonderful for locating statistical information!
US Census Bureau
When a grant application talks about information regarding "census blocks," this is where you go to get it. Probably one of the websites that grant writers visit the most as it contains almost anything you want to know about the demographics of an area, from an entire nation down to several city blocks.
Uniform Crime Report - FBI
Reliable, uniform crime statistics for the nation, compiled by the FBI and including reports such as Crime in the United States, Hate Crime Statistics, and Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted.